Sentences with phrase «as brain coral»

Colonies of these polyps form the reef structure growing in strange and exotic shapes from which the different varieties of corals take their popular names, such as brain coral, staghorn coral and elkhorn coral.

Look out for leaf fish, rainbow runners and sweetlips as well as special coral species such as brain corals and staghorn coral.

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Here's more: Coral reefs the world over are dying as warmer sea water bleaches them to death — by some estimates, this whole amazing ecosystem, this whole lovely corner of God's brain, may be extinct by mid-century.

Both offer dense growths of brain and star coral, with slopes and walls that drop well past 100 feet, and include volcanic formations such as clefts and ridges that add interest to the terrain.

Staghorn, elkhorn, brain and lettuce coral are all here in abundance, as are gorgonian sea fans of pale green, deep purple and red that add to the riot of colors and shapes.

You'll find some less common stony corals such as meandrine brain, rare rose, giant brain, large flower and large cactus corals.

The next generation of polyps uses these skeletons, eventually resulting into these amazing shaped structures we now know amongst others as staghorn, elkhorn, brain, mushroom and pillar corals.

As it was, we say butterfly fish, angel fish, puffer things, lobster, squid, grunts, live coral - brain, fan - and a gazillion other things I don't know the names of!

You will discover a varied assortment of corals in this region as well, including brain coral, black coral, white coral, fire coral, flower coral, star coral, leaf coral, pillar coral, sea fans, gorgonians, elk horn coral, sea rods, stag horn coral, sea whips and club finger coral.

The reef itself is made up of soft coral (consisting mainly of feather plumes and sea fans) and the harder hydro - coral (such as Elkhorn coral and Brain Cocoral (consisting mainly of feather plumes and sea fans) and the harder hydro - coral (such as Elkhorn coral and Brain Cocoral (such as Elkhorn coral and Brain Cocoral and Brain CoralCoral).

On the sightseeing and snorkeling tour you will enjoy beautiful sights of spectacular corals, such as elkhorn coral, sheet coral, grooved brain coral, finger corals and many more.

The reef is made of such interesting architecture it seems to have been designed by a mastermind: expanding fans, rolling brain coral, color dappled arches, rivers of wrasse, swim - throughs shimmering with tiny glittering silver sides can simply be summed as magical.